Carefully look at the schedule.
• There are multiple schedules: Concurrent, workshops, special events, spotlights are often “best of NECC”
• Bring your own laptop sessions are first come, first serve. Be prepared for bandwidth issues!
• Poster sessions often give you very practical nuggets from the front line to bring home.
Make sure you attend keynotes and concurrent sessions.
• Really read carefully through. Map them so you know distance between sessions.
Use the conference planner.
• Add own events.
• Group planner – allows you to see what your colleagues are doing, so you can spread yourself around!
• You can share your planner with others via their email address.
Events to watch for:
• DEN receptions
• PAECT receptions
• Gather the slips you get in the mail/email.
Program Search
• Search by Presenter, Times, Type of session
• Look at themes and strands
These are the notes taken during the CFF webinar
NECC: Everything You Need to Know
http://vclass.cciu.org Recordings May 20th
Planning for NECC
Schedule at a Glance
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2008/glance/
Carefully look at the schedule.
• There are multiple schedules: Concurrent, workshops, special events, spotlights are often “best of NECC”
• Bring your own laptop sessions are first come, first serve. Be prepared for bandwidth issues!
• Poster sessions often give you very practical nuggets from the front line to bring home.
Make sure you attend keynotes and concurrent sessions.
• Really read carefully through. Map them so you know distance between sessions.
Use the conference planner.
• Add own events.
• Group planner – allows you to see what your colleagues are doing, so you can spread yourself around!
• You can share your planner with others via their email address.
Events to watch for:
• DEN receptions
• PAECT receptions
• Gather the slips you get in the mail/email.
Program Search
• Search by Presenter, Times, Type of session
• Look at themes and strands
MUST SEE: Edublogger Dinner: http://www.edubloggercon.com/Monday%20Dinner
Exhibit Hall
• The size of 5 football fields
• Interactive floor plan is available
Back Channel
Active participation
An “un-conference” – definition on wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference
No boundaries!
Uses web 2.0 tools to monitor the back channel or the conference within the conference
NOTE: You must get permission if you are planning to broadcast/record any presentations.
Links
The Official Back Channel
http://plannecc2008.iste.wikispaces.net/Bloggers+Cafe
EduBlogger Con
Sets the tone - what you want to see, what you want to learn, meet the presenters
http://www.edubloggercon.com/NECC+2008
Consider starting your own EduBloggerCon session.
http://www.edubloggercon.com/NECC+2008
Ning – Join it whether or not you are attending.
http://www.necc2008.org/
Twitter
http://twitter.com/necc2008
PA NECC wiki
http://panecc2008.wikispaces.com/
Use it to find other Pennsylvanians. Find a partner for meals!
Great opportunity for networking.
Skype
Group chat feature – allows as many as 100 people to have a chat
How to Skype Group Chat: http://tinyurl.com/3raqfn
http://support.skype.com/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=693
Coveritlive.com
Live blog with connections to the NECC wiki
Kristin’s example for this webinar: http://khokanson.blogspot.com/2008/05/everything-you-need-to-know-about-necc.html
Hitchikr.com
http://hitchhikr.com/wordpress/index.php?page_id=5&conf_id=369